Apron



H. L. BROWN Sept. 14, 1948.

APRON Filed May 28, 1946 iatented Sept. 14, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE -l a44a44a" P-. 9

it Henry.L..-Browri; Seattle, Wash. Anna a ia as, 1946, serial No.672,824

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1 1 The present invention relates to improvements in wearing apparel andmore particularly to aprons. One of the objects thereof is to provide asimple, efficient and 1 inexpensive apron having the characteristics ofwideness, long-life, perfect fit, and proper hang about the person ofthe wearer. H Another object thereof is to provide a form of apron whichwill maintain itself in proper position at all times so that it cannottwist itself around the body of the wearer duringmuscular activity ofthe latter A still further object thereof is to provide a new type ofapron which will readily, lend itself to proper draping about the bodyof the wearer with due regard to the wearer shifting his center ofgravity in initiating muscular movements, with out the hazard ofslipping offfrom the shoulders,

or otherwise becoming unshapely in appearance,

or separating from the holding parts of theapron.

Another object of this invention is to provide improved means forcausing both the rear as well as front parts of the apron tobeeffectively girdled around the body of the wearer in, over ranged, andfunctioning so'that portion' 'of the apron is made strongest andsturdiest which maintains the apron in contact with the front of thewearers body while allowing an easy folding action of the back portionsof the apron which extend over to the back of the wearers body.

, Withthe above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thecombination, arrangement and details of construction disclosed in thedrawings and specification and then more particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

In the drawings, wherein similar reference characters designate similarparts throughout the respective views,

Figure 1 is a rear end elevation of my invention, applied to use,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the apron before any partsthereof have been folded back upon itself, and

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, 2 t Figure 3 is a fragmentary cross section taken on line 33 of Figure2. Y f H ,In the drawings, which are merely illustrative of myinvention, all the partsare made toappear.

Inthe manufacturing of aprons many factors have to be taken intoconsideration for assuring proper fit, hanging or drape about the bodyof the wearer and preventing of any tendency of all wing parts of theapron to work around the body of the wearer or bind against himunnaturally. Particular attention is bestowed in the making of thepresent apron to the manner in which it hangs upon the shoulders withreference to the parts folded around overthe back of the wearer.

The main body portion of the apron of my invention is preferablyrectangular in shape. The opposite parallel marginal edges thereof maybe hemmed and thus made'to overlap and rein force the edges of theapron," being sewed to the main body portion as at l4. Similarly the bottom edge of the apron is hemmed as at Hand reinforcingly overlaps themargin here of the apron, being also sewed thereto'as at M. The marginalhems ll, l2 of the apron do not extend completely around the fullperimeter of the apron butftermina'te short of the upper part thereof asshown in Figure 2. l t

In this upper part of the apron, as shown in Figure 2, a backing pieceoffabric material I 5- is secured. This will be explained more in detailhereinafter. r i l! The apron is cut away so as to provide oppositelyarranged U-shaped incut edges, flanking the medial vertical line of theapron." The inner curvilinear parts l9 and 20 of these U-shaped edgesconverge towards the top edgeof the apron whichis the straight edge I Idisposed at right angles to the length of the apron. The oppositecurvilinear parts 25, 26 of the U-shaped edges form-"the inner marginaledgesof arms 21-and28 whichare made to incline in opposite directionsfrom the vertical medial line of the apron, and

which are positioned diagonally ofthe apron body. g

The outer marginal edges of the arms 21 and 28 are also curvilinear asat 29 and 30 and merge with the straight marginal pleated edges 1! and[2 of the apron. The arms are seen to taper towards their outer ends,and here narrow transverse edges 44 and 45 are formed upon these arms.

The backing strip I5 is shaped exactly to the same perimetral outlinejust now set forth as being composed of the U-shaped edges, straightedge and tapering diagonal arms. The full perimeter of this backingstrip, however, includes a with straight edge I1 of the apron, andoppositely 7 extending and oppositely and downwardly in-- cline-dportions 2!, 22 arranged diagonally of the apron main body portion H!joining'th'ekectioni' v the apron as the straps engage the shoulders ofIt. The lowermost ends 3|, 32. 91-2. thelsectionsi 2|, 22 are connectedtransversely across the apron body portion It to the innermost ends ofthe marginal edges 29, at of the backing strip by esieee 3 w ich re r llt t straight edge I 1 of the apron.

the back n s r p thee o ht o hewith 3 9 eoeeeot 2115? thr e P hetwoedges will tes gwe etser hth o her net l l e m erot h ook n s r o- As hhn. Figure 3;, the; marginalportions of the coinciding edge r: t eatrono e ma e t ekes nde a t Mb o. o erl e edteoeh m rgi a Po of thebeelt nsip 5- h ma oo o o the ba k n st ict a d: ap on. odyor i w l ov r ap; I

A loa x o sh u der s e e' e empl d the oerr n'd oi w i h at t he v tthe. p it orn r f th st g t d -oithe a ron It 3 n Eig 3 i is seen thsoeo fiee l a bish por n 33, of; he o ded. tt hou d??? rap 41!, 4! is hear wh oh. s direotlr Secu edto; the apron by; its. fold t8- lhi t d 9 isi se ucked met 5.. an ecu ed a so to he apro T-he ho ld r stress 49 41':a e. lo p d ar und ore m e th frontt or o t oh ot'the a r n. prop nd havhei ree end eoh ereing, downw rs l oloaels orert e pr where the a nesoeoive yeemed a a 45. 4.1 ot e. x reme. outer nd o he a ow a ms .1-, zeoiheo oni Before this has been done, however, the margina lv o tionst a d3 o Y h a ron ever ee t i l le back oi e round he ront h t oo t op I; asin Eisurel- In th s. ort n 'ot e o 'ded. back marginal portions 42, 43,of the aprohpit. is eenthat the a ms. 21 and 8 os eeh oth atthe nnerends. so hat. thei oute en iterse u wa d y ot the apron and. no inei pzposing dir ct f m n a r tch t -alone t medial ve ti al line .of the aproWher the. inner po tions, .5 t e arms; cross a crotch 4.9 is. formed,-Th p at d r for ed; dg s H, 2.-of; thea ton will e spa d aparttr nsverlyaoftthe mldedbaolsapron- With. the'parts as illustrated: intll g rg, ithe finished. article it will vbe 110-. tieed that t e: opp sit ly.curving; edges L9, 2.0.0]: the apron fron portion' andcurved edges25.125

413, M rest upon the shoulders.

4 the apron accommodate the arms of the wearer conveniently.

Apron strings in the form of tapes 5! and 52 have their inner endsrespectively secured to the edges 29, 3%] of the apron. With all theparts arranged in the finished article shown in Figure 1, these securingtapes 5|, 52 project in 0pposing directions. The lines of stitchingsecuring the inner edges of the backing strip IE to the-apron proper-isdesignated at I441. The finished apron is thus a looped' bo'dy designedto effectively girdle the body of the wearer when let down over theshoulders so that the looped straps Initially the apron has been droppeddown over the head of the wearer so the head extends upwardly out of theperson. The body portion H1 or front body a portion of the apron willthen hang properly in front of the wearer, and the two open backportions will overlie therbjack of the person. The ee n str n or p 5 L 5ar th n, tensed t overlap'thesefolded back portions of the back of the.apron, such that the tape of one back portion overlaps the other backportion. n st t t e ter girdl ns t e wearers b d ore'rsecured to eth r or bod ort on. t at; t front of the apron. Each back portion isoverlapped at two points; once by the. arms 8 d sa n -the a n tr n s5.1-

What Idesire to claim is: 7

An apron c pr sin a f l ed i l r o b d gtlze upper outer corners of saidbody being cutto' form concave edges'defining arm pitporti'ons", saidbody i l din a pa r i p si e y ihol ne' eg al, strip tend upwardly. a doutwardly from. said arm pit portions andadapted to be disposed incrossed relation at the back oi the wearer, a yoke stitched to the upperportionfof; said body, said yok'e. having, a V-shaped cut-o it'inthelowerfrontnportion thereof, said-yokejalso including a, pairoiopp'ositely inclined strips stitched to said first named strips. and apair-oi downwardftaperin'g extensions, a pair ofs'hoi ldegstraps'secur'e'd to said yoke and to the upper ms of said strips, 'andfapair of tapes secured to.ithe

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